Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Unirea Alba Iulia 1st with 56 points, Metalurgistul Cugir 3rd with 40, 16 apart. On recent form Metalurgistul Cugir sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Metalurgistul Cugir 2 scored and 1.18 conceded per game, Unirea Alba Iulia 3.32 and 0.55, with the league averaging 1.59.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Metalurgistul Cugir have 1 win to Unirea Alba Iulia's 3, with 6 draws, at 2.1 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 10% of those meetings. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 70% of the meetings.
The venue was Stadionul Metalurgistul, with room for 12,000 spectators. Unirea Alba Iulia led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Unirea Alba Iulia: Denis Golda (13'), Andrei Banyoi (76'), Denis Giosu (51'), Stefan Blanaru (53')
Key stats
Possession: Metalurgistul Cugir 55% · Unirea Alba Iulia 45% · Total shots: 1-7 · On target: 0-4 · Corners: 5-5